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Ferries off the Kordon promenade, Izmir
IzmirFerries off the Kordon promenade
The Riverwalk and the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge, Wilmington
WilmingtonThe Riverwalk and the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge

Photos: Izmir by Toygar Par, Pexels License; Wilmington by Unexpected Snacks, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Izmir or Wilmington?

Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.

Choose Izmir for

  • day trips
  • getting around
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Izmir’s own page.

Choose Wilmington for

  • beaches
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Wilmington’s own page.

Scoreboard

Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.

Beaches & swimming. Izmir 62, Wilmington 73: Wilmington leads by 11 points.
Food & drink. Izmir 72, Wilmington 48: Izmir leads by 24 points.
Culture & sights. Izmir 55, Wilmington 40: Izmir leads by 15 points.
Nightlife. Izmir 60, Wilmington 40: Izmir leads by 20 points.
Nature & outdoors. Izmir 66, Wilmington 58: Izmir leads by 8 points.
Day trips. Izmir 86, Wilmington 45: Izmir leads by 41 points.
Good for families. Izmir 55, Wilmington 62: Wilmington leads by 7 points.
Getting around. Izmir 63, Wilmington 28: Izmir leads by 35 points.
Shopping & style. Izmir 55, Wilmington 33: Izmir leads by 22 points.
Affordability. Izmir 66, Wilmington 42: Izmir leads by 24 points.
Live music & performing arts. Izmir 48, Wilmington 40: Izmir leads by 8 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Izmir 57, Wilmington 33: Izmir leads by 24 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Izmir and Wilmington.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

Izmir
Best match
62match

Wins on day trips and getting around with your weighting.

Wilmington
45match

Wins on beaches and families with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Izmir in July

34 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
13 hsunshine a day
23 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Wilmington in July

32 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
174 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
27 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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IzmirWilmington

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Izmir: 1991-2020 normals, Izmir (3.4 km from centre). Wilmington: 1991-2020 normals, Wilmington / The Palms Mobile Home Park (5.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureIzmirWilmington
Official languageTurkish-
CurrencyTurkish Lira (TRY)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+3UTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency number112911
Elevation2 m9 m
Main airportAdnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)13 km from centre120 non-stop destinationsWilmington International Airport (ILM)5 km from centre25 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureIzmirWilmington
City population4,493,242115,451
People per km²4,760839
Museums within 10 km292
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °C5 months6 months

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Rainfall where no rain gauge is within 25 km is from the TerraClimate 1991-2020 climatology (Abatzoglou et al. 2018, Scientific Data), read at the city. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. Non-stop route lists from the "Airlines and destinations" tables on English Wikipedia airport articles, by Wikipedia contributors, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Currency from the ISO 4217 register maintained by SIX, cross-checked against country data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Price level from World Bank open data (PPP conversion factor for private consumption and official exchange rate), CC BY 4.0. Time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); clock offsets computed from the IANA time zone database. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-11-02. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.